Constructivism, Reality, and Psychotherapy with Kjell Rudestan, Ph.D.

When

07 Apr 2017

5:15 PM - 7:00 PM

Location

The Home of Dr. Dean Given

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Registration

SBCPA Member

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Description:

This salon will describe constructivism as an integrative meta-theory for conceptualizing psychotherapy. Constructivist thinking, with its focus on multiple social realities, has infused many schools of psychotherapy, including experiential therapy, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and psychoanalysis. But what are the full implications of a post-modern constructivist epistemology on understanding the goals and process of psychotherapy? Through lecture and discussion, I plan to take my colleagues down this path, leading to several specific clinical interventions that may empower our work with clients.

Learning Objectives:

1. Summarize the differences between a constructivist and an objectivist philosophical orientation to conducting psychotherapy;

2. Describe the nature of a client “problem” from a constructivist perspective;

CPA is co-sponsoring with Santa Barbara Psychological Association. The California Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CPA maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.